As I understand it, the American Red Cross (“ARC”) licensed its mark to companies (to be used on emergency/safety kits) for a fee which went to fund its disaster-response efforts.…
Day: November 12, 2007
Yes, we do need higher taxes
Unfortunately, as is often the case, new technological developments frequently breed new controversies. The invention of the iPod, despite all its widespread popularity and success, is no exception. Currently at…
Google’s Street View - a violation of Canadian Privacy laws?
There have been serious concerns expressed with respect to Google’s Street View and whether or not it violates Canadian privacy laws. Canada’s privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddard states that the high…
Music downloading fight goes to court
An idealistic view is that the purpose of copyright is available to induce creators to share their creations with the public in order to foster the growth of learning and…
Prince Lashes out at YouTube
Last month, Prince announced he was planning an infringement suit against YouTube, an audio and video streaming site where users are allowed to post content for millions of people worldwide…